Tag: casablanca

May 29-June 3rd: My parents decided to visit Morocco and I. It’s been over a year since I’ve seen them in person. Sometimes Skype just isn’t enough.

We stayed a night in Casablanca before heading down to my site.

Fancy Bathroom in Casablanca

Mom, Dad, and I

Fancy Hotel in Casabanca

Breakfast was delicious!

Busing it down to site.

Once in my site we ate soooo much food! My parents cannot handle a lot of carbs but they enjoyed themselves anyway. Mom was fascinated by everything. I was happy they were able to see my suq. It’s nothing super special but there’s a lot of variety for a small town.

My Moroccan Parents and My American Parents

Mom was surprised to see turkeys at suq

Mom took pics of everything including the post office

Mom loved the donkey parking lot.

Truck full of gas tanks

Of course we had couscous

Mom and Dad dressed as Amazighs

Mom in a Lizar

Down by the river…

On Tuesday, we went to Merzouga. We were supposed to going camel trekking by we went during the low peak time and the camels were only going in the evening. We climbed the dunes, gathered some sand to take home, and had tea. We went to Rissani for lunch and Mom did some shopping and bought a pink kiftan. Later on their last day in at Casablanca, Mom also bought a jebador and some other outfits and souvenirs.

In Merzouga!

Camel harness

Traditional mill grinder

Relaxing by the pool?

Tea Time!

Their last night in, we ate Hirrara, washed off the sand from the desert, and hopped on a night bus back to Casablanca.